diff --git a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
index fbabb90..e3c6d50 100644
--- a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
+++ b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
@@ -993,6 +993,7 @@
 	.kill_sb	= hostfs_kill_sb,
 	.fs_flags 	= 0,
 };
+MODULE_ALIAS_FS("hostfs");
 
 static int __init init_hostfs(void)
 {